4-12-1861-----THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR BEGAN.........
THE RIGHT TO OWN SLAVES HAS ALWAYS BEEN LISTED AS THE "CAUSE" BUT ACTUALLY IT WAS OVER STATES RIGHTS----AT THE TIME--AS ONE FREE STATE ENTERED THE UNION, ONE SLAVE STATE ENTERED THE UNION---THIS GAVE EACH STATE 2 SENATORS BUT AS MORE FREE STATES ENTERED IT WAS APPARENT TO THE SOUTH THAT THEY WOULD NEVER GET "THEIR" BILLS PASSED IF THE NORTH VOTED TOGETHER----THERE WERE OTHER REASONS TOO BUT THIS WAS THE INITIAL SPARK---WHEN THE SOUTH DECIDED TO LEAVE THE UNION AND FORM ITS OWN COUNTRY--LINCOLN WENT TO WAR TO PREVENT THIS.....FOR THE NEXT 4 YEARS THERE WILL BE LOTS OF PROGRAMS,BOOKS AND ESPECIALLY COINS AND TOKENS PUT OUT TO CELEBTATE THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THIS TRAGIC EVENT-------I PUT THIS OUT TO WARN MY FELLOW KNIGHTS TO BE CAREFUL IF YOU DECIDE TO COLLECT ANY CIVIL WAR ITEMS TO CHECK THEIR AUTHENTICIY BEFORE BUYING-------THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF SO CALLED ARTIFACTS THAT WERE MADE JUST FOR THIS ANNIVERSARY-------SO CAVEAT EMPTOR
